Full name Stade Jules Ribet Surface Grass Opened 1898 | Capacity 5,000 (2,000 seated) Built 1898 | |
Location 69 Avenue de l'Isle, 31800 Saint-Gaudens, France Owner Mairie Saint-Gaudens (Saint-Gaudens town council) Similar Stade Saint Ruf, Stade du Moulin, Stadium Municipal d'Albi, Stade Albert Domec, Stade des Minimes | ||
The Stade Jules Ribet is a rugby stadium in Saint-Gaudens in France. It is the current home ground of Elite One Championship side Saint-Gaudens Bears. The current capacity is 5,000 with 2,000 seated.
History
Rugby has been played on the site since 1898. When in 1958 a new rugby league club was formed this was the obvious venue for the club. The ground currently has one main stand which seats 2,000 spectators. The ground has also hosted the touring Australia national rugby league team during the 1960s, and more recently in 2011. In 2002 the rugby league Challenge Cup came to town when Saint-Gaudens Bears hosted English side Halifax losing the game 26-48 in front of a crowd of 3,200
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